How should I decorate my 21st birthday cocktail themed party?

Question

I'm renting out a small place and I would like for it to look nice for my cocktail themed birthday party. The place itself doesn't help. It'll be just an empty room with a couple of chairs and a DJ.

What should I put on the walls? Should I put balloons on the floor? Etc...

My guests are wearing nice clothing (button-downs, dresses...), so I figured it would be nice to make the place look a little nicer? I was thinking maybe like silver balloons on the floor and putting a couple of things up.

What do you guys think? Any ideas? Help!

Answer 1

get a bunch of this stuff to hang on the walls http://www.orientaltrading.com/applicati...

then have silver balloon arrangements made to put in the room, get some tables not just chairs and make some kind of centerpieces from silver glittery stuff like the balloon weights

Answer 2

I think silver is to new years eveish. I would maybe go with pink and black...or your favorite color and black... because than you'll have that fun punch of color, but than in a more sophisticated look by adding a couple of black balloons here and there.... and I would have hellium put in them... so they float.. instead of having 2 worry about taping them 2 the ceiling... also I would put happy birthday confetti everywhere...on all the surfaces... than I would buy party streamer and twist that around here and there.... I hope this helps....good luck and happy birthday!

Answer 3

First off...Happy 21st Birthday... I know thats a big one for you, it was for me 2 years ago!! Make sure you enjoy yourself more than anything b/c this is the last important birthday til your like 30! LOL!!!! For me, what i would do is put some silver and another color balloons with pretty ribbons just sitting on the ceiling...i wouldnt put them on the floor b/c since you will be drinking, people are going to bust their asses...hehe!!! I would set up a table for your glasses with a pretty table cloth(martinis, flutes and magaritas) with the different drinks by the glasses. Maybe makes some cosmos for the martini people, some champagne and some margaritas by the mar. glasses. Put the food on another table with the cake being the centerpiece. Make sure you have plenty food tho!!! Just make everything look elegant...more grown up since now your 21!!!! Hope you have a great night! O yea, have beer too, some people dont like cocktails!

Answer 4

Happy 21st!

Why not have a James Bond theme party, especially as everyone will be in dinner Jackets and Cocktail dresses.

Get posters for walls (Ask at the movie theatre if they have any)

Or you could have your own "Night at the Oscars" eve, have a red carpet, photos of celebs, or people have to come as their fav celeb.

Hope this helps

Good Luck x

Answer 5

Decorate in your favorite colors, go with some balloons and cluster them in the corners and on the edges of the food and dj table.  Then get some streamers and go from the center of the ceiling out to the corners of the walls.  Do this in your favorite colors.  I would NOT put balloons on the floor, it's going to make it a hassle to dance and someone could get hurt if they fall on one, etc.  I would keep them in clusters around the room.

In those same colors get some tablecloths at the party store and some napkins and then get some plastic flatware and plates, etc.  All the things you're going to need for your guests to eat and drink for the night.

For centerpieces, go to the dollar store, they sell HUGE martini and wine glasses, get those and put some floral foam in them and put white flowers or one bunch of one color flower in them for an elegant effect.  Cut them low so they're like a drink on the top of the drink. You can also order them from a florist, but they're very easy to make.

You can just get the big glasses, cut the foam to fit into them, and cut the flowers to size so they only come up to the rim of the glass.  You can also add some glitter glue around the glass so it looks like sugar.  You can do one glass all pink carnations so it looks like a cosmopolitan, you can do one glass all green carnations to look like an apple martini, etc.

You can also get those paper laterns they sell, you don't have to put lights or anything in them, they're those round paper things, and you can get them at any party store.  I would go with white and hang them from the ceiling at all different lengths.

I wouldn't mess with candles, if someone drinks too much, you don't need them knocking them over!

You could get a balloon arch and have it around the doorway for when you and your guests enter.  Go to a party store and tell them the colors that you want and they make it for you.  You may have to pick it up though on the day of the party, so make sure you have a way of doing that, they are big!  This will arch out the doorway for when you enter the hall.  

You can also do a martini shaped cake.  Go to the bakery and ask if they can make one for you, if not, ask them what they can do and tell them the theme of your party.

I hope some of these ideas help and that you have a great party.  Happy Birthday!